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berr

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See also: ber

Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *barwa, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰorwos. Compare English barrow (castrated boar), Serbo-Croatian brâv (male sheep or goat).

Noun

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berr m (plural berra, definite berri, definite plural berrat)

  1. sheep
    Synonyms: qengj, lukër
  2. goat
    Synonym: dhi

Declension

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Derived terms

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Breton

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Etymology

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From Proto-Brythonic *bɨrr, from Proto-Celtic *birros.

Adjective

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berr

  1. short

Antonyms

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Derived terms

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Cornish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Brythonic *bɨrr, from Proto-Celtic *birros.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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berr

  1. short, brief

Mutation

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Mutation of berr
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
berr verr unchanged perr ferr verr

Old Irish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *birros.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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berr

  1. short

Inflection

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o/ā-stem
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative berr berr berr
Vocative birr*
berr**
Accusative berr birr
Genitive birr birre birr
Dative biurr birr biurr
Plural Masculine Feminine/neuter
Nominative birr berra
Vocative birru
berra
Accusative birru
berra
Genitive berr
Dative berraib
Notes *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative

**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

Synonyms

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Antonyms

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Derived terms

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Verb

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·berr

  1. third-person singular preterite conjunct of berraid

Mutation

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Mutation of berr
radical lenition nasalization
berr berr
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/
mberr

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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Old Norse

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Germanic *bazaz, whence also Old English bær, Old High German bar. Cognate with Icelandic ber and Norwegian Bokmål bar. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰosós.

Adjective

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berr (feminine ber, neuter bert)

  1. bare
Declension
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Descendants
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  • Icelandic: ber
  • Faroese: berur
  • Norn: bjar
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: berr
  • Old Swedish: bar
  • Old Danish: bar
    • Danish: bar
    • Norwegian Bokmål: bar
  • Gutnish: bär, bärar

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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berr

  1. second/third-person singular present indicative of bera
  2. second/third-person singular present indicative of berja

References

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  • berr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press